Kuwait vs Maldives: Share of urban population who live in the largest city
Kuwait
87.4%
in 2020
Maldives
78.3%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
2nd
Maldives rank
4th
Share of urban population who live in the largest city over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 87.4% against 78.3% in Maldives, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 4th of 179 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.1% | 81.0% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 66.5% | 17.9% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 70.3% | 14.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 72.0% | 13.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 78.3% | 9.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population who live in the largest city, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Kuwait, at 87.4% against 78.3% in Maldives as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of urban population who live in the largest city between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 9.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 4th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.